Betsy Byars
Betsy Byars was an American author who won the Newbery Medal for The Summer of the Swans. Her realistic novels for middle-grade readers dealt honestly with difficult subjects like divorce, disability, and death.
Works
- The Summer of the SwansNovel about a girl searching for her brother with cerebral palsy during summer crisis
- The Midnight FoxNovel about a boy's life changing when he befriends a black fox on a farm
- Cracker JacksonNovel about a boy's friendship challenges with a younger friend in troubled home
- The PinballsNovel about three foster children bonding through shared experience in temporary home
- After the Goat ManNovel about children helping a reclusive elderly man and discovering life's lessons